E-Posters-Patient Perceptions of and Compliance with Bladder Diaries

Patient Perceptions of and Compliance with Bladder Diaries - Cathy Davis

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A study was conducted to assess patients' views on completing bladder diaries and their compliance with correctly completing the diary. Between December 2018 and February 2019, 90 patients completed the questionnaire. It was found that 10% of patients had not completed their diary, with the most common reason being that they did not receive the diary. While 70 patients believed they had completed the diary correctly, only 2/3 had actually filled it in as instructed. The most common error made by patients was the omission of recording the "Time got up." Interestingly, all of these patients reported having read the instructions on how to complete the diary correctly. 7% found the instructions difficult to follow, but 82% found completing the diary useful. Additionally, 87% understood the importance of completing a bladder diary to help assess and manage lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), and 24% felt that it changed their opinion of their symptoms. However, 41% found it time-consuming, with 51% of those finding it bothersome. The study concluded that while patients believed bladder diaries were useful and understood their importance, they found them to be a time-consuming exercise. The authors suggested changing the format of the diary to address the aspects that were commonly missed. Overall, this indicates a need for improvement in patient compliance and understanding when it comes to completing bladder diaries.

Keywords

bladder diaries

patient views

compliance

questionnaire

diary completion

patient error

instructions

usefulness

lower urinary tract symptoms

patient compliance